#9838B5#9838B5

#9838B5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.199 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9838B5
RGB	rgb(152, 56, 181)
HSL	hsl(286, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(286, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 69.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 57.98, -48.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 75.31, 320.34°)
OKLab	oklab(52.99% 0.1463 -0.1349)
OKLCH	oklch(52.99% 0.199 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.7023, 12.8409, 44.9898)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9838B5 #55B538

analogous

#5A38B5 #9838B5 #B53894

triadic

#9838B5 #B59838 #38B598

tetradic

#9838B5 #B55A38 #55B538 #3894B5

square

#9838B5 #B55A38 #55B538 #3894B5

split-complementary

#9838B5 #94B538 #38B55A

monochromatic

#4A1B58 #712A86 #9838B5 #B35DCD #C98CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#9838B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#9838B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9838B5

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9838B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9838B5	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B67B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975072

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9838b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 56, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.199 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba77cc',
    500: '#9838b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9838b5;
$custom-light: #ba77cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9838b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.08,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52986,
    "c": 0.19901,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9838B5

secondary

#92C683

accent

#DC4C6D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#120913

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9838B5

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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